KARMA: After Jim Acosta ‘Assaulted’ White House Intern, Sarah Huckabee Delivers Fatal Blow to His Career

CNN’s Jim Acosta got physical with a female White House intern today after she was simply trying to do her job and take the microphone from him to hand to the next person.

After Acosta’s explosive exchange with Pres. Trump, the CNN reporter appeared to chop the young woman’s arm and refused to hand the mic over as he continued to scream at the President. Now, Sarah Huckabee-Sanders has come forward to deliver some BAD news to Acosta.

Article Continues Below

The White House is suspending the “hard press credentials” of Jim Acosta until further notice for “placing his hands” on the young intern. Others are flat out calling Acosta’s actions “assault.” Here are the five Tweets Sarah Huckabee-Sanders just put out to make the announcement.

President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern…

This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any President in history.

Contrary to CNN’s assertions there is no greater demonstration of the President’s support for a free press than the event he held today. Only they would attack the President for not supporting a free press in the midst of him taking 68 questions from 35 different reporters…

…over the course of 1.5 hours including several from the reporter in question. The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it‘s an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration

Jim Acosta just recorded himself trying to enter the White House as he gets stopped by a Secret Service Officer.

The US Secret Service just asked for my credential to enter the WH. As I told the officer, I don’t blame him. I know he’s just doing his job. (Sorry this video is not rightside up) pic.twitter.com/juQeuj3B9R

Many people are comparing this to what Corey Lewendowski did to a reporter in 2016, which caused a media firestorm and calls for his resignation. If that is “assault” then you can easily make a case that Acosta’s actions are assault.

It’s her microphone. And Jim Acosta commits battery and assault, chopping her arm.